The biggest surprise of the latest federal budget was the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate. The government claimed that raising taxes on the wealthy would enhance tax fairness. Only 0.1% of Canadians will be affected, but experts warned that it could also impact some middle-class taxpayers. Are you affected? How can you avoid paying high taxes?
What is the new policy on the capital gains inclusion rate?
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After a brief rebound in the US stock market, the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined slightly, while the Nasdaq Composite rose slightly. Among the “Seven Sisters” in the tech sector, Tesla bucked the trend and recorded an increase of nearly 5%, while Meta retreated from its all-time high. The chip industry maintained a positive trend, and TSMC's shares in the US market closed up 1%, despite Nvidia falling 1%.
The strong performance of Tesla's stock price was attributed by some analysts to Elon Musk's urgent announcement of the upcoming autonomous taxi Robotaxi. This move is thought to be aimed at boosting stock prices. At the same time, in addition to its achievements in the graphics processing unit (GPU) performance competition, Nvidia also silently launched NVLink technology, which can significantly increase the data sharing speed between GPU and CPU by 5 to 12 times.
In terms of the US economy, a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that although US inflation expectations seem to remain stable in the short term, concerns about long-term debt have resurfaced. Crude oil prices ended six consecutive gains, while gold hit a record intraday high for seven consecutive days. In the metals market, London copper prices have rebounded to a two-year high, while tin prices have risen by nearly 3.7%, reaching a 14-month high. The price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has also risen, once close to a record high.
In the Chinese market, the China Securities Index ended a three-day downward trend. Ideal Auto's stock price rose by nearly 5%, while Baidu's stock price fell by more than 3%...